Acton Lane Power Station
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Acton Lane Power Station was a power station in London NW10. The station, also known as Willesden power station, was located to the south of the Euston to Birmingham railway on a site bounded by Acton Lane, the Grand Union Canal and the Dudding Hill railway line. In later years the site was extended to the south side of the canal. The entire site is now occupied by Willesden Grid Supply Point buildings.[1]
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Acton Lane Power Station | |
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Country | England, United Kingdom |
Location | London Borough of Ealing |
Coordinates | 51.5305°N 0.2559°W / 51.5305; -0.2559 |
Status | Demolished |
Commission date | A 1899, B 1950 |
Decommission date | A 1964, B 1983 |
Owner(s) | As operator |
Operator(s) | METESCo (1899–1925) LPC (1925–1948) British Electricity Authority (1948–1955) Central Electricity Authority (1955–1957) Central Electricity Generating Board (1958–1983) |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Cooling towers | 3 (concrete) |
Cooling source | Recirculating water |
Power generation | |
Units operational | A: 1 × 30 MW, B: 5 × 30 MW |
Units decommissioned | All |
Nameplate capacity | 150 MW |
Annual net output | See graph in text |
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